Quantensprung
[ˈkvantn̩ˌʃpʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Quantensprung” is uncommon German (frequency #80,817 among 3,618 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,817
- frequency rank, German
- 3,618
- “Q” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in der Teilchenphysik ein plötzlicher Übergang ohne Zeitverlauf von einem Quantenzustand in einen anderen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Quantensprung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkvantn̩ˌʃpʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #80,817 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Quantensprung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Quantensprung is uncommon German at frequency #80,817 among 3,618 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkvantn̩ˌʃpʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Quantensprung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Quantensprung, spelled Q-U-A-N-T-E-N-S-P-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1in der Teilchenphysik ein plötzlicher Übergang ohne Zeitverlauf von einem Quantenzustand in einen anderen
- 2großer Fortschritt, grundlegende Veränderung
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Quantensprung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Q-U-A-N-T-E-N-S-P-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.